St. Charles Parish

Some parishes have opened sandbag sites in preparation for the heavy rain.

Over the weekend, Erica Johnson, an urban farmer in New Orleans, won the Board of Supervisors seat for the Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District. Many polling locations ran out of ballots, frustrating voters.

Voters will choose a member of the Board of Supervisors for the Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District for the first time in the district’s history.

With temperatures dipping below the freezing mark, city and parish officials have started opening warming shelters around Louisiana.

The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a tanker ship in Louisiana.

Less than two weeks into the official start of summer, record-breaking heat has already swamped Louisiana and much of the South. And forecasters say the dangerous heat will likely continue.

New trees are few and far between, and the ones there are struggling to stay alive. If the trend continues, Louisiana could lose one of its largest freshwater swamps and a major buffer between Baton Rouge and hurricanes.

Louisiana, despite being well accustomed to hurricanes, has no policies in place to help public schools recover from a disaster financially.

More than 72,000 K-12 students in Louisiana have not returned to the classroom since Hurricane Ida hit late last month, Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley told state legislative members during a Tuesday meeting.

Eight days after the powerful Hurricane Ida made landfall, it rained in St. Charles Parish, which for some residents was a welcome break from the sweltering temps. But not for Todd Benoit, whose destroyed Hahnville home was taking on more damage as the rain poured onto the lot.